Question

Which of the following situations describes a continuous distribution? A probability distribution showing the number of vaccines given to babies during their first year of life A probability distribution showing the average number of days mothers spent in the hospital A probability distribution showing the weights of newborns A probability distribution showing the amount of births in a hospital in a month

Answer 1

Answer:

Continous distributions:

- A probability distribution showing the average number of days mothers spent in the hospital.

- A probability distribution showing the weights of newborns.

Step-by-step explanation:

A probability distribution showing the number of vaccines given to babies during their first year of life will have a discrete distribution as only a natural number can represent the number of vaccines (0, 1, 2 vaccines and so on).

A probability distribution showing the average number of days mothers spent in the hospital can be described as continous because we are averaging days and this average can be fractional, so it is not discrete.

A probability distribution showing the weights of newborns is continous, as the weights are a continous variable (physical measurement), not discrete.

A probability distribution showing the amount of births in a hospital in a month is a discrete distribution, as the number of births can only be represented by natural numbers.